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The Real History of Srilanka - Part 4

Part-2 of this series outlined the background of the “Sinhala Only” Bill in 1956 & traced its outcome – or debacle, depending on one’s point of view. It was a prelude to the “Policy of Standardization”, implemented in 1970.
This was an excruciatingly difficult topic to write about. I had to look beyond many lies, propaganda [...]

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The Real History of Srilanka - Part 3

As we saw in Part-1, the earliest Srilankan Tamils moved out of India 2,200 years back.  Why is India  entangled in their affairs now? I was struggling to come up with a germane reason. Tell me, how much longer should we consider these people Indian?
It is amazing that not a single politician or rabble-rousing movie [...]

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The Real History of Srilanka - Part 2

In my previous post, I had touched upon the origin of Srilankan Tamils. In this serving, I’ll outline some of the reasons behind the simmering ethnic strife. But, first I’d like to lay some lies & disinformation to rest.
Srilankan Presidency and Disinformation

Any armed struggle uses a variety of tools to incite the masses & hi-jack [...]

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The Real History of Srilanka - Part 1

Updates: This post has been featured in the History Carnival at Varnam.org & in Desi Pundit. Thanks, JK.
I promised to write a follow-up to my previous post. But the situation in Srilanka got my goat, so I’m taking a detour this week.
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Do bridges matter anymore?

(On the occasion of Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I dedicate this post to the memory of late Rajnarayan Chandavarkar among the finest sons and historians of India. Raj was based at Cambridge, England.)
“We can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this [...]